There was a guy on Dr. Phil who said that one of the things he had in common with his on line fiancé was that they enjoyed each other’s company. Even though they never met once & that’s not something you have in common. 🤦🏽♀️
Don't they people read the news well emphasized on TV newspapers Dr Phil show can never understand why people send money to someone they have never met 😮😮
“So and so being the nice person they are” gave money.. but these people aren’t helping people in real life.. giving a stranger money isn’t generous it’s stupid and reckless.
@@lukebignell7846it amazes me at how these people are still allowing themselves to be scammed even with programs like this makes me wonder where are they living,under a rock,…jeeze!
Always Remember: A financially stable professional man isn't going to work in a foreign country with no ability to access money for basic things like food and living expenses other than to beg women online for it. Ever.
Same goes for anyone with plenty of $$$ in a bank that would not be able to access their funds. My bank would be worried that I would withdraw everything later if they could not help me access my money now. It is in their best interest to keep me happy and to feel comfortable that my savings are in their good hands. My money makes them a lot of money too. I'd also ask why this kind of person does not have one other person to ask instead (family, friends, business associates, lawyer, financial advisor...).
To take it a step further, there’s nothing a grown man will ever need a woman’s help with. Full stop. He has some ulterior motive. Most of them don’t even find us capable of much so they’re definitely not going to innocently ask us for help lol.
The photo of the FBI Agent on his ID Card is downright scary. How could she possibly think that a US Government Agent requires direct payment for services upfront? That said, this "double dip scam" seems very profitable. Once they have a gullible "mark" on the hook, why not go in another time? I'm surprised it's not done more often! Caveat Emptor!
They should have a basic competency test in order to qualify for online platforms. That would destroy most businesses and isn’t a bad idea, IMO. Platforms don’t do enough to mitigate scams that are obvious to 99.99% of us.
Exactly. The point is to be introduced online so you can meet for an in-person date. I know at least 8 couples who met online and got married. And in every single instance, they lived in the same general area and met for their first date within 7-10 days of connecting on the dating app. My brother's now-wife actually lived a block away from him but they don't recall ever seeing each other before they met on the dating app.
@@susaninika7552 Unfortunately there are also a lot of men that have every intention of meeting you online but still try and scam you! Not that I've ever fallen for any of it, but it can be quite overwhelming that some men are blatantly looking for a divorcees cash settlement! And obviously women doing the same too!
I met the love of my life online and we have been together for 2 years now and going strong. We both live together and want to spend the rest of our life’s together. So online dating does work. We met online and went on a date a week later.
@@SonyaAnn that’s the way it’s supposed to work. But a lot of these people have the idea that “online dating” means endlessly talking to someone online, and when they target them for money, they say “oh well we’re a couple aren’t we?”
OMH That's such a salient point that I think is being missed by scamfish! These victims think they are operating like Everyone "dating online". They genuinely don't realize the Online part stops after the introduction, Before the relationship. 😬
Honestly, the way she's portraying her story she seems to be financially well off. To her, 100K must have been the water drop in the bucket to finally seek the truth and find out where that money has been going. The original commenter has a point though, to have $100K in the first place and the ability to send it all willy-nilly at your choosing is indeed a person with wealth.
lol, 100k in savings ain't rich - that's something a child would think... rich is having enough money to be set for life, which is 7 figures or greater.
@@FindtherealRachelmy bank sends text messages, and has for years. I'm in Australia, like this woman, it's quite common for banks to send text messages here.
Of course. But the victims seem to be unable to detect the fairly clear signs that things are fake. I had wondered and suggested this channel warn the people interviewed that they will likely be targeted for “follow-up” scams if they have sent money: often just a 2nd romance scam, or some version of “we can get your money back from the first scam…for a fee.” Not sure the warning would help, but worth a try.
As a regular viewer it feels like Groundhog Day over and over. Oil Rig, internet problems, the worst ID’s , and if they get a voicemail it’s the same accent. 🙄
If you’re clueless about everything else, you aren’t going to recognize an accent that you didn’t grow up with. Plus unless an American travels abroad or is atypically curious, the only accents they’ll know are from mainstream movies and TV: mainly British, maybe also French, German and Italian.
Yep and never watch news of any kind since scamming takes place every day all across the US !! Both local & national news blips weekly have stories on scamming, all ending with " do not do this and that , lists of what not to d9c !!
AND the double Scammer, ie. FBI guy really doesn't have to do anything, like sweet talk you or send fake photos/documents ect. All he does is collect for doing NOTHING! 🤦♀️
She lives in Australia. She doesn't know about the FBI, but she does have access to a computer and could do some research on her own. Even if I wasn't living in the US, I would ask myself - What jurisdiction does a US government criminal investigatory agency have over a foreigner who defrauded someone in Australia??? That makes no sense.
@@timriehl1500A lot of government officials in developing countries are directly corrupt. But, she could have found out in 5 minutes or less. Every country has their version of the FBI and CIA.
I was thinking, he blocked her after 45k? That has to be a good thing, because it stopped her from sending more money. Then in comes the investigator...
@@elipotter369 100% it was a typo by the team. i've seen them mix up word bubbles between victim and scammer quite a few times. their editing is kinda sloppy. sometimes i get the impression that these might all be fake to promote their catfishing site
So, she send more money to the investigator than to the scammer? How can people be so gullible? I would not send $10 if I'm not sure is going to the right place.
@@MrNota500some of these clueless victims end up giving more money to the same scammer the second time to recover their money 🤦♂️🤦♂️ she pony’s up 65 grand to recover 45 grand..😖😖😖
These people wouldn’t give or loan this amount of money to friends or family but will give it to someone they’ve never met for “love” or to “investigate”. That confuses me. They also don’t attempt to do any investigation themselves before sending big amounts of money to these people. She’s a vulnerable person I agree but I’m not wrong. She wouldn’t give her children this money that she’s sending strangers.
And when their kids/loved ones tell them it's a scam, they don't listen to them. It may sound bad, but I'm not sad for everyone who gets scammed like this.
Facts I bet half these people wouldn't help their closest family or friends yet they give money to complete strangers. No wonder some families cut them off
It's the promise that the 'internet boyfriend' will pay it all back & then some, promising his millions of dollars will be hers when they finally meet, etc. It comes from a place of blind trust & for some, greed.
Most of the time it's a life insurance payout because their spouse passed, but often it can be their 401K retirement savings, or even an inheritance. @delovelydeb1
A lot of these people receive inheritances during or just before their time talking to scammers. Scammers particularly select for people who are in the demographic more likely to be receiving inheritance and to be less aware of scams- older people
Her having to spell out all the little details of every document that the scammer sent. Most people would be ok with "I've seen this a million times, the documents are all fake". She went into SOOOO much detail. I think the lights just aren't on.
@@dennisd9554I think they want to sound professional and technically savvy. It's really not effective. They should switch to strictly the emotional and psychological aspects of these victims' vulnerabilities/naivety/gullibility.
People who have single friends, quit telling them to go online for romance! We don’t need another person to be fulfilled. If you want to encourage them, help them find a hobby or a pet! But most of all, help them to find contentment in themselves.
A true friend would not tell you to be content with a hobby or a pet ! People deserve human connection and love . I would advice friends to look online but only after I make them watch several episodes on this channel :)
No, tell them if someone doesn't want to meet IN PERSON within 2 weeks , or asks for money, it's a scam. Many people meet online now. Sex and romance is a human need
If you are going to encourage people to use a dating app, then make sure you also educate them on how to date safely. Stick with people in your local area, only chat on the app until you have met, video chat on the app within the first day or two, meet for a real date within a week, and if you get along on the date, then you can exchange personal contact details.
@@maria-hs4vh yes, doesnt make any sense ..I dont understand why she didnt ask advice from a trusted friend or family member before giving money 2 the FBI lad 😱
Christian Steavan... It's like these scammers are incapable of choosing an alias that doesn't include two first names. You'd think that would at least be a red flag.
This woman was emotionally and intellectually stunted at the age of 18 when she got married; never was able to learn how life works or the hard realities of the world. As soon as her husband was out of the picture and she was in complete control of her money, she never stood a chance. She’s too gullible and simpleminded.
Back in 2003, I was 21, and I met someone on a dating site. After months of talking, she needed $450 because she was about to get kicked out of her apartment. I sent it. Then she needed $500 because her car broke down and she was going to lose her job. I had an eerie feeling but sent that anyway. Then she needed another $700 for--"Uh, NO! You're gonna pay the other money back first!" She started with the guilt tripping...and I ended up blocking her. If I figured it out at the age of 21 and after $950, why aren't these people in their FIFTIES AND SIXITIES catching on that they are just being played for their money after sending their life savings?!?
Because in your 20s there are plenty of people on the market so it's no great loss. For a woman in her 50s and 60s, the men her age are either married, looking to date younger women or already dead. The alternative is an elderly man looking for a nurse or a purse. That's why older women are reluctant to give up the chance of a scammer being real.
Part of the reason that they don't catch on, is BECAUSE they are in their late 50's, 60's, and 70's---They feel lonely and unimportant. If an attractive person pays attention to them, it make them feel better about themselves (naturally) Here is someone who is interested in them; gives them attention, makes them feel "alive" again, makes them feel really needed. Of course they want to help this person out of a tight spot, by giving them a little money, now and then...and before they know it, The Money Is All Gone.
It’s more than just age, but they target that age range because they tend to have the money, or can be more easily manipulated using fear based tactics to exploit their loneliness. I’m over 50 and would never fall for this, so yeah, it’s not just because someone is older. They have tried sliding into my DM’s but they can be easily spotted. They tend to target people who are naive despite their age, not very tech savvy, older, retired, widowed or divorced.
@@jeffking9202 It's not really true that people in their 50ties, 60ties, 70ties are lonely. I think it is more that people in these ages are not really computer savvy and they're not aware of these kind of criminals online. Older people were raised in different times were honesty and morals were more alive and practiced. But since the computers started that's where the scammers from Africa started. All these scamming online started around year 2004 - 5. There were no such things before and older people are still not educated enough about these scams
You CANNOT date someone you never met! STOP calling it dating and legitimizing this absurdity as dating! And if you have to ask if it’s real you obviously know it isn’t! I can’t even feel bad for these people!
How do you date someone for 3 years online? that’s not dating, that’s setting yourself up to become a victim, if the person is not available to meet cut things off immediately.
@@hulk-smash-deez-hose.7951 at least with only fans and other sites you know in advance you'll never meet them and that you will pay. Nobody is promising love.
And not just that, even if for some reason you can't meet right away you'd still be video chatting al the time. Even my 82 year old grandpa knows how to video chat and we chat once or twice a week.
Smiling wistfully as she realized she threw away her financial future shows how deeply unconscious she is. Keeping that she sent countless thousands from her family, who will probably have to provide for her future was crafty and not smart.
So my grandma is being scammed. Our grandpa left her some money when he died. Same story, kept sending it to this 'military guy.' Then she tried taking loans online who also asked her for 'processing fee' then fake FBI contacted to help her get her money back. They also asked for fee. We kept telling her it's a scam, she gets mad at us. We don't know what to do anymore.
Maybe show her a few of these videos? Also, speak with a senior advocate lawyer. I feel for you and of course, she gets mad. You can prove he's a scammer, but she can't prove he's legit. Best of luck.
The same thing happened to a friend of mine. Many of us tried to talk sense into her, but she refused to believe it. You may have to go to court and get her deemed unable to handle her affairs. Maybe call her bank for advice. My friend didn't stop with him until the police came to arrest her for cashing money orders, laundering money.. They ended up not pressing charges but it was all a nightmare.
@@WestieRescueMom Well I can't believe it's been 2 months since I wrote this. We've done everything, showed her videos, pictures of the guy etc. she's in US and most of her family members are in the PH. Some members had given up on her already. She's so stubborn, now in debt and continue to take out loans and now very secretive.
@@kathleenmartin7498 Wow we could have done this. I remember one bank that didn't let her withdraw substantial amount of money then she went around ATMs cashing few hundreds on each machine. Now we think she doesn't have any money left (except state pension) and some banks have actually closed her account.
Nah, they do deviate, there are many variations of the romance scam. I have a family friend that's fallen for 4 different online romance scams as well as been taken advantage of by real life scamming women. There is no way to educate him, he enjoys the fake attention more than he values his money. I have a female relative that fell for the we've arrested your grandson you can pay to get him released and his arrest wiped clean scam twice, she was scammed out of over 60 thousand. That scam is getting even more apt to work with the scammers using AI duped voices of the people's loved ones. Had a friend fall for the your debit card has been charged for a TV in Texas we think it's a fraudulent charge then he, the big dummy, gives them all his personal info thinking they're his bank keeping him safe. Sigh. It's difficult trying to keep older and non net and scam savvy people safe. Some people are just too dumb to even try to protect.
The more of these cases I watch, the more I believe these people are a complete mental disaster. How on Earth can you give thousands of dollars to someone you have never met in person or let ALONE A ZOOM OR VIDEO CALL!!!!! I'm just in awe watching more and more of these cases.
Sunk cost fallacy. “I gave this much it can’t be for nothing I have to keep going”. Same reason people keep gambling after getting 0 wins, or keep trying to start that business selling shit nobody wants to buy
Teresa needs to see a psychologist to find out why she thinks so little of herself. If you have to pay a guy to get him to stand around, you have a problem withhow little you think of yourself. How sad.
I'll never understand how people get sucked into these scams but I feel bad for her. He says he's not a scammer but he scams her twice. Oil rig should have been a big red-flag. Oil rigs seem to be scammers profession of choice. How did she not detect that Nigerian accent? Sigh!
I honest think people that are at this level of naivety and that are so oblivious to glaring red flags, they're going to be scammed or taken advantage of by someone, Nigerian scammers just got to her first. It's obvious that she was going to wind up being taken advantage of by someone in her life or online. Some people just ooze target vibes to the people who are financially predatory. These predators can spot their prey, the weakest in the crowd, like a predatory animal looking for a meal. My sister is not an online scammer but she is an in real life people user, she uses people, she befriends them then borrows money or takes advantage of them in some other way that benefits her. Borrow their car, get them to buy her free things she wants. She is not intelligent at all in the normal sense of the word but she's very good at finding victims and manipulating the people that fall fast for her BFF bullcrap. It's like she can sum up a good target from their scent after just a few minutes or something, it's creepy weird. I hate when she tries to manipulate me, so stupid when I know her so well.
That sounds nothing like a Nigerian accent. But there are people from all over the world in Lagos, the New York City of Africa with 25 million residents.
I don’t think that’s what Rule 34 is… if you don’t know what it is then please don’t look it up. I looked it up years ago because I heard the name and was curious about what it was, and let’s just say I’ve been horrified ever since.
The ONLY numbered rule I know about on the internet is 34 - and yes, like the other comments said, you’ll be happier not knowing what it means. But if you’ve spent a fair amount of time online in odd corners of the internet you’ll probably not be surprised when you find out what the rule is.
I've had quite a few men try that and scrounge off me... It's scary how many people out there will assume just because you're divorced, you're going to be vulnerable and needy! I binned them, but at the same time, you just completely lose faith in men at all! And this was face to face too!
She sounds so unbothered and almost annoyed while she is reading the proof that he is not real. I don’t want to not feel bad but some of these people really do beg for it
Tbh I feel like she hasn't learnt from this. She seemed very dismissive of the whole thing when they were telling her he was fake. That scammer will be back for her
The catfish team puts so much effort into verifying stuff is fake, when it just seems like common sense that all these documents are as fake as a $3 bill! I suppose the victims really need definitive proof!
I’d never be happy to be poor. I have money because I don’t give it away . My children and husbands needs are always my first concern. I WILL die with money in my investment accounts for my kids
These victims are put on a suckers list, and their information is sold to other scammers. They are like a bunch of hungry vulturs. What's sad is that some of these victims take the bait or buy the story and fall for it again!
I get a lot of texts from random numbers that are clearly scammers and I don’t get why. I’ve never once fallen for it (at least not money-wise,) the only times I did was because I’m not very bright and I thought they were wrong numbers. (It was my first few times getting them) but even still I never talked long. And never gave any money. I may be a naïve idiot, but I at least have the common sense not to give money away. I don’t even like giving it to my family, why would I give it to someone I’ve never met in person? 😆🤣 Long message short: I’ve never given anyone money so I don’t get why I’m likely on a list.
I hate when these people blame it on online dating. Online dating is not the issue, your gullibility & how bizarrely. easy it is to get you to send your life savings to a stranger with the most obvious lie ever is the problem. It is perfectly reasonable to meet a partner online, if you have common sense & maybe I don’t know google or check things out before sending huge amounts of money to someone you’ve never even video chatted with lol.
3:05 wait, so she just started talking to him and already said “ill be here for you I promise”???? Wtff who does that?! *people who think the FBI will DM you and ask for payment 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
I’m sorry, but if she thinks the scammers are going to watch this channel and all of a sudden feel bad for scamming people, she really lives in an alternate universe. I’m sorry, but some people just need to stay off of the internet.
This is the first time a comment of mine is about the victim. She really looks like she has flat affect. If not flat, then blunted. Almost no facial or verbal reaction to anything that was said. Based on that and what she said at the beginning, it looks /sounds like she's suffering from depression. Unfortunately, too many people think that people with depression will eventually " snap out of it.", but that's not reality. I don't believe she was ready for any kind of 'dating', much less online dating, when she first started.
"I'm so thankful that Catfished is there to educate us". Umm...I'm so thankful for COMMON SENSE and my willingness to listen to and follow my instincts!!
It’s funny to me how they proclaim their faith in situations like this. Like lady, where was Jesus when you were willingly handing that money out to scammers? The lord didn’t even give you a heads up, I don’t think he deserves any credit 😂
Even the scammed person seems fake. She spent 64k to recover 45k. She seems to be a fan of the show that hasn't learned anything. She fell for the most cliché of scams (oil rig, bank account, detective "helping", etc.). Nothing in this episode makes sense. WTF, not even the beaten wife story makes sense. She said she got beaten for her kids. I guess the lesson is if you are in an abusive relationship, stay in it until your kids move out and cannot longer witness it.
I’ve been approached by several men like this on Facebook not on their date site just on line. All of them widower, all have a son or daughter, all of them engineers or doctors. All of them saying I’m beautiful and smart, and I say good bye, when they ask first help, $$$ or computer or something involving $$.
Where do they get so much money???? and how can they give away so much money to someone they never met?? That is beyond me trying to understand them. It’s beyond stupidity!!
First she gets scammed by a romance scammer and then goes on to get scammed even worse by an "investigator". Like the saying goes "a fool and their money will soon be departed."
People like her should be awarded citizenship from a Nigerian government for contributing to the country’s economy.
And what will she do with that global honor?
Not funny
Show how stupid people can be just like her
LMAO!!
@@Andy_0L definitely funny
‘Dating’ for 3 years. How sad that people think they’re dating when all they’re doing is giving money to someone they never met.
There was a guy on Dr. Phil who said that one of the things he had in common with his on line fiancé was that they enjoyed each other’s company. Even though they never met once & that’s not something you have in common. 🤦🏽♀️
“I’ll be anybody you want me to be.”
Don't they people read the news well emphasized on TV newspapers Dr Phil show can never understand why people send money to someone they have never met 😮😮
“So and so being the nice person they are” gave money.. but these people aren’t helping people in real life.. giving a stranger money isn’t generous it’s stupid and reckless.
Lonely people, dude.
oh god. not another oil rig worker with bad internet and a locked bank account. people, wise up! wtf!
I had one only yesterday and he'd only contacted me via FB the day before. Asked for money almost immediately.
Why change the script if it's still working?
Amazing that the same script continues to work despite it being made public 1 million times over.
Channels like this help raise awareness.
Yes. Those oil rig workers should wise up before signing work contacts.
@@lukebignell7846it amazes me at how these people are still allowing themselves to be scammed even with programs like this makes me wonder where are they living,under a rock,…jeeze!
Always Remember: A financially stable professional man isn't going to work in a foreign country with no ability to access money for basic things like food and living expenses other than to beg women online for it. Ever.
Same goes for anyone with plenty of $$$ in a bank that would not be able to access their funds. My bank would be worried that I would withdraw everything later if they could not help me access my money now. It is in their best interest to keep me happy and to feel comfortable that my savings are in their good hands. My money makes them a lot of money too.
I'd also ask why this kind of person does not have one other person to ask instead (family, friends, business associates, lawyer, financial advisor...).
Exactly!!!!!
Exactly that’s common sense 101
Exactly. And if such a man actually existed, why would you want to be involved with him in the first place?
To take it a step further, there’s nothing a grown man will ever need a woman’s help with. Full stop. He has some ulterior motive. Most of them don’t even find us capable of much so they’re definitely not going to innocently ask us for help lol.
After she got scammed she gave out more money??? Who pays an FBI agent? People have to get out more.🤦🏾♀️
The photo of the FBI Agent on his ID Card is downright scary. How could she possibly think that a US Government Agent requires direct payment for services upfront?
That said, this "double dip scam" seems very profitable. Once they have a gullible "mark" on the hook, why not go in another time? I'm surprised it's not done more often! Caveat Emptor!
They should have a basic competency test in order to qualify for online platforms. That would destroy most businesses and isn’t a bad idea, IMO. Platforms don’t do enough to mitigate scams that are obvious to 99.99% of us.
She can stay in. She just needs to read and watch a little educational TV.
or learn to web search :/
I'm with the FBI, send me gift cards my Queen 😂😂😂
Did you eat today?
When people suggest “online dating” they mean get dates online so you can meet them in real life.
Exactly. The point is to be introduced online so you can meet for an in-person date. I know at least 8 couples who met online and got married. And in every single instance, they lived in the same general area and met for their first date within 7-10 days of connecting on the dating app. My brother's now-wife actually lived a block away from him but they don't recall ever seeing each other before they met on the dating app.
@@susaninika7552 Unfortunately there are also a lot of men that have every intention of meeting you online but still try and scam you! Not that I've ever fallen for any of it, but it can be quite overwhelming that some men are blatantly looking for a divorcees cash settlement! And obviously women doing the same too!
I met the love of my life online and we have been together for 2 years now and going strong. We both live together and want to spend the rest of our life’s together. So online dating does work. We met online and went on a date a week later.
@@SonyaAnn that’s the way it’s supposed to work. But a lot of these people have the idea that “online dating” means endlessly talking to someone online, and when they target them for money, they say “oh well we’re a couple aren’t we?”
OMH That's such a salient point that I think is being missed by scamfish! These victims think they are operating like Everyone "dating online". They genuinely don't realize the Online part stops after the introduction, Before the relationship. 😬
Two days after she calls out “Christian” for being a scammer, our hero, the FBI agent shows up. No - nothing fishy there!
Lmao right get a clue lady!
He Sure didn’t look like FBI ! He looked like a thug !
@@patsygroves3812they can be one in the same lol
I thought everyone knew the FBI’s new official means of communication is Facebook messenger
FBI agent who asks to be paid. 😂😂
That scammer’s voicemail took me out “I’m not a scammer…ok?”💀💀
😂😂 yes
@@ellenhood1356 How can you refute that kind of proof though? Lol
“I’m not scammed anybahWdy” 🤣
"I'm not a rich person”.
A person who spends $100,000 IS rich.
However, now you sure aren't.
Honestly, the way she's portraying her story she seems to be financially well off. To her, 100K must have been the water drop in the bucket to finally seek the truth and find out where that money has been going. The original commenter has a point though, to have $100K in the first place and the ability to send it all willy-nilly at your choosing is indeed a person with wealth.
I’d be so happy if I had that much. I’ve been starving myself just to save money right now.
lol, 100k in savings ain't rich - that's something a child would think...
rich is having enough money to be set for life, which is 7 figures or greater.
Would you give or throw away $100K if you had it? Why not? $100K ain't rich, right? 😂
100K doesn't get you far.
It's very sad that an adult woman doesn't know that banks don't send emails through random gmail accounts :(
Or that a bank sends text messages. It tells a lot.
@@FindtherealRachelmy bank frequently sends text messages telling me not to get scammed by scammers and update me on any frauds going on online 😁
Can you say STUPID?!?!
@@FindtherealRachelmy bank sends text messages, and has for years. I'm in Australia, like this woman, it's quite common for banks to send text messages here.
@@LynnBriones can you say 'blaming the victim'?
They ask me to do a photo in white background for my documents, but the FBI takes photos in pubs? Damn didn't know they were chill like that
Super laidback vibes bro.
Super chill😂
And when it's an official photograph they're in a suit and tie
The FBI doesn’t require payment. Clearly it’s the same person scamming her a second time.
My client got this fbi scam, 88 y o, her friend got scammed, got her number, and told her she could help her friend! I stopped it.
Of course. But the victims seem to be unable to detect the fairly clear signs that things are fake.
I had wondered and suggested this channel warn the people interviewed that they will likely be targeted for “follow-up” scams if they have sent money: often just a 2nd romance scam, or some version of “we can get your money back from the first scam…for a fee.”
Not sure the warning would help, but worth a try.
Little does she know the romance scammer and the investigator are the same person.
As a regular viewer it feels like Groundhog Day over and over. Oil Rig, internet problems, the worst ID’s , and if they get a voicemail it’s the same accent. 🙄
I thought that. Same old story.
you're right. it's a reupload.
If you’re clueless about everything else, you aren’t going to recognize an accent that you didn’t grow up with. Plus unless an American travels abroad or is atypically curious, the only accents they’ll know are from mainstream movies and TV: mainly British, maybe also French, German and Italian.
Wife died of cancer…
Yep and never watch news of any kind since scamming takes place every day all across the US !! Both local & national news blips weekly have stories on scamming, all ending with " do not do this and that , lists of what not to d9c !!
She is not dating anyone. She is double scammed.
I am sure many men can take a deep breath of relief now.
The question is… did she find the investigator or did the investigator find her?
@@RMA8159I think he found her.
She was ‘dating’ a young Nigerian guy for 3 years 😂
AND the double Scammer, ie. FBI guy really doesn't have to do anything, like sweet talk you or send fake photos/documents ect. All he does is collect for doing NOTHING! 🤦♀️
She really believed that the FBI demands payment before they will do their job? Really? They are paid by the taxpayers. Ugh.
She lives in Australia. She doesn't know about the FBI, but she does have access to a computer and could do some research on her own. Even if I wasn't living in the US, I would ask myself - What jurisdiction does a US government criminal investigatory agency have over a foreigner who defrauded someone in Australia??? That makes no sense.
Yes! She’s very gullible !
@@hellekimery9537 She's not American, so she doesn't know about the FBI. But she should have done some research.
@@timriehl1500A lot of government officials in developing countries are directly corrupt. But, she could have found out in 5 minutes or less. Every country has their version of the FBI and CIA.
@@timriehl1500I’m Australian and I know all about the FBI as do most Aussies. From her accent this lady was not born in Australia.
Oh no the investigator is the love scammer back for a double tap on the money tree
You bet he is.
Foolish people😏
I was thinking, he blocked her after 45k? That has to be a good thing, because it stopped her from sending more money. Then in comes the investigator...
@@emmel4fun Likely the same person
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When you apply for retirement funds, they should make you be able to detect a West African accent first
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Indian people don't have a West African accent 😅
I Agree!!!
LOL
“Agent WILLAIM Smith”…ok lady. Wasn’t obvious at all was it? Damn 🙄
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Yep, at one point the most common man's name in the English language. Nothing suspicious there!
May as well have said Agent Fox Mulder
@@elipotter369 100% it was a typo by the team. i've seen them mix up word bubbles between victim and scammer quite a few times. their editing is kinda sloppy. sometimes i get the impression that these might all be fake to promote their catfishing site
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it's incredible how much money all these "I'm not a rich person"-people happen to have
Now she will never have a home . She NEVER should have fallen for their Con !!
It's also incredible how gullible these, "I'm an intelligent person" are.
There are reasons scammers target mainly older people - they often have savings or pensions.
So, she send more money to the investigator than to the scammer? How can people be so gullible? I would not send $10 if I'm not sure is going to the right place.
The actual FBi wouldn’t ask someone for money to do their job.
Spent $65k to retrieve &45k 😂
Did the FBI agent contact her through Badoo too?
No, she sent it all to the same guy.
Or even a $1.00 😂
I am not rich but let me give random strangers 64k
100k. 45K to her hot lover and another 65k to her hot lover dressed up as an FBI agent.
Well, how do ya do, stranger?
It's mind numbing
Right, I wish I had even a portion of that as disposable income?!
@@MrNota500some of these clueless victims end up giving more money to the same scammer the second time to recover their money 🤦♂️🤦♂️ she pony’s up 65 grand to recover 45 grand..😖😖😖
These people wouldn’t give or loan this amount of money to friends or family but will give it to someone they’ve never met for “love” or to “investigate”. That confuses me. They also don’t attempt to do any investigation themselves before sending big amounts of money to these people. She’s a vulnerable person I agree but I’m not wrong. She wouldn’t give her children this money that she’s sending strangers.
And when their kids/loved ones tell them it's a scam, they don't listen to them. It may sound bad, but I'm not sad for everyone who gets scammed like this.
💯! Particularly, if they are extra religious
Facts I bet half these people wouldn't help their closest family or friends yet they give money to complete strangers. No wonder some families cut them off
Because they’re giving on emotional attachment.
It's the promise that the 'internet boyfriend' will pay it all back & then some, promising his millions of dollars will be hers when they finally meet, etc. It comes from a place of blind trust & for some, greed.
How do they have so much money to send? I can’t believe it. How can you be so ……..
I was wondering too as to where these people get all this money to just give strangers.
I would never in someone I never met or dates in person.
100 thousand, we better be married
Most of the time it's a life insurance payout because their spouse passed, but often it can be their 401K retirement savings, or even an inheritance. @delovelydeb1
A lot of these people receive inheritances during or just before their time talking to scammers. Scammers particularly select for people who are in the demographic more likely to be receiving inheritance and to be less aware of scams- older people
From their dead spouses insurance claim
The "FBI agent's" ID photo made me burst out laughing. At least some scammers TRY to make it look like an official photo
Why bother if everything else has gone over her head? Easy mark, like taking candy from a baby.
Her having to spell out all the little details of every document that the scammer sent. Most people would be ok with "I've seen this a million times, the documents are all fake". She went into SOOOO much detail. I think the lights just aren't on.
@@dennisd9554I think they want to sound professional and technically savvy. It's really not effective. They should switch to strictly the emotional and psychological aspects of these victims' vulnerabilities/naivety/gullibility.
Clearly from the Blue Collar Kneecap Breaker division.
OMG me too!!! What the hell kind of ID photo is that? He’s outside, sweating looking more like a Colombian drug dealer 🤣🤣🤣
She fell for the "My wife is dead and I work on an Oil Rig" scam.
People who have single friends, quit telling them to go online for romance! We don’t need another person to be fulfilled. If you want to encourage them, help them find a hobby or a pet! But most of all, help them to find contentment in themselves.
A true friend would not tell you to be content with a hobby or a pet ! People deserve human connection and love . I would advice friends to look online but only after I make them watch several episodes on this channel :)
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No, tell them if someone doesn't want to meet IN PERSON within 2 weeks , or asks for money, it's a scam. Many people meet online now. Sex and romance is a human need
Do Not go on an online Dating Site EVER !! ALL of those have scammers on them !! She should meet a friend’s acquaintance IRL .
If you are going to encourage people to use a dating app, then make sure you also educate them on how to date safely. Stick with people in your local area, only chat on the app until you have met, video chat on the app within the first day or two, meet for a real date within a week, and if you get along on the date, then you can exchange personal contact details.
My Queen, oil rig worker, bank account locked, need money for oil rig equipment, …. How many more red flags do you need?
Also his driving license was American when he said he lived in England. We have our own driving licences here. 😂
true my queen
I gotta hand it to them Nigerians do be smart
No, not a scammer. He didn't ask if she ate.
@@andreakaradeniz1350 good point in that case he gets a pass.
I found it strange that she PAID the FBI to find this guy, who pays the FBI?
Maybe the FBI guy was the same oil rig scammer she was talking to 😂
she paid the FBI 65k to retrive 45k😂😂
@@maria-hs4vh yes, doesnt make any sense ..I dont understand why she didnt ask advice from a trusted friend or family member before giving money 2 the FBI lad 😱
@@alinasanders6169 Or contact the Australian police before you start dealing with an American agency who has no jurisdiction in Australia
@@alinasanders6169Its another part of the scam, happened to my client 10 yrs ago.
Christian Steavan... It's like these scammers are incapable of choosing an alias that doesn't include two first names. You'd think that would at least be a red flag.
Yeah, they always do that. They don't understand American names.
Idk I think its an IQ test to see how gullible the person on the other end is. If they bite, its easy money, if not move on to the next victim.
@@MrNota500 Agreed. Also with the subtle grammatical and spelling errors. I think those are intentional too.
It IS a red flag. But these victims wouldn’t notice all the red flags in a Chinese parade!
@@MrNota500 very good point
This woman was emotionally and intellectually stunted at the age of 18 when she got married; never was able to learn how life works or the hard realities of the world. As soon as her husband was out of the picture and she was in complete control of her money, she never stood a chance. She’s too gullible and simpleminded.
The Australian police always warn the public about scammers banks regularly send emails to warn people of scammers
Ah, American empathy. From the people who brought you Donald Trump. 😂
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@@thisperson5294 Trump 2024❤
@@thisperson5294 The people who voted for Trump have no notion of empathy.
Back in 2003, I was 21, and I met someone on a dating site. After months of talking, she needed $450 because she was about to get kicked out of her apartment. I sent it. Then she needed $500 because her car broke down and she was going to lose her job. I had an eerie feeling but sent that anyway. Then she needed another $700 for--"Uh, NO! You're gonna pay the other money back first!" She started with the guilt tripping...and I ended up blocking her.
If I figured it out at the age of 21 and after $950, why aren't these people in their FIFTIES AND SIXITIES catching on that they are just being played for their money after sending their life savings?!?
Because in your 20s there are plenty of people on the market so it's no great loss. For a woman in her 50s and 60s, the men her age are either married, looking to date younger women or already dead. The alternative is an elderly man looking for a nurse or a purse. That's why older women are reluctant to give up the chance of a scammer being real.
Part of the reason that they don't catch on, is BECAUSE they are in their late 50's, 60's, and 70's---They feel lonely and unimportant. If an attractive person pays attention to them, it make them feel better about themselves (naturally) Here is someone who is interested in them; gives them attention, makes them feel "alive" again, makes them feel really needed. Of course they want to help this person out of a tight spot, by giving them a little money, now and then...and before they know it, The Money Is All Gone.
They wouldn't have got a nickel outta me
It’s more than just age, but they target that age range because they tend to have the money, or can be more easily manipulated using fear based tactics to exploit their loneliness. I’m over 50 and would never fall for this, so yeah, it’s not just because someone is older. They have tried sliding into my DM’s but they can be easily spotted. They tend to target people who are naive despite their age, not very tech savvy, older, retired, widowed or divorced.
@@jeffking9202 It's not really true that people in their 50ties, 60ties, 70ties are lonely. I think it is more that people in these ages are not really computer savvy and they're not aware of these kind of criminals online. Older people were raised in different times were honesty and morals were more alive and practiced. But since the computers started that's where the scammers from Africa started. All these scamming online started around year 2004 - 5. There were no such things before and older people are still not educated enough about these scams
You CANNOT date someone you never met! STOP calling it dating and legitimizing this absurdity as dating! And if you have to ask if it’s real you obviously know it isn’t! I can’t even feel bad for these people!
Even worse, calling an internet person their fiance
I think what somebody calls it is the least of the problems here
Exactly. It’s fake pen pals at best
@@lilithowl No but it legitimizes the delusion. There is no such thing as „Online Dating“
Or online lover.
This scammer barely even tried. "I need money."
"Did you eat today, my queen?"
Oy, the next wave, private investigators of the scammers who are scammers.
Yep, quite clever!
And one more trend - he repents his sins, admits he is a scammer, and now wants a real relationship, but needs her help.
@@VB-lc4xz, and more money for it! 🤣
I love how people think someone sending you a photo of a driver's license is a green flag.
Exactly. No one genuine sends that as it leaves them open to scams and I'd theft!!
And every single one of them sends either a fake driver's license or a passport. Yet can't they just talk on a video call.
And the birthdates are sometimes wrong. This date is 20-01-1963 instead of 1-20-1963.
That's worse because the documents are always obviously fake. Even if they don't see it they could easily look up what it's supposed to look like.
I always send my ID to people I've never met to prove it's me, said no one ever! So sad
Dating for years to someone you never meet but who needs your money isn't the definition of dating.
You never have to pay any law enforcement agencies to investigate a crime. I'm pretty sure that the FBI would not handle a crime from Australia.
Also, there is no Canadian FBI which was at the bottom of the "agent's" name tag.
@LittleRedPoodle True, our federal law enforcement agency is not the FBI.
How do you date someone for 3 years online? that’s not dating, that’s setting yourself up to become a victim, if the person is not available to meet cut things off immediately.
No....they are LOVERS!
@@hulk-smash-deez-hose.7951 at least with only fans and other sites you know in advance you'll never meet them and that you will pay. Nobody is promising love.
@@StrangeFacinationsevery time I hear Drew say “online lover” I cringe
And not just that, even if for some reason you can't meet right away you'd still be video chatting al the time. Even my 82 year old grandpa knows how to video chat and we chat once or twice a week.
@@daneenh5348 me too
LOL I love how the scammer double dipped on her when he came up with the FBI alias. I can’t believe how naive this woman is
This chick would struggle with a ‘Highlights for Children’ spot the differences puzzle activity
LOL
OMG 😂😂😂
You will never run out of content! I still can't believe people fall for this
Kind of stuff
Except for very few instances, you’re not dating if you’ve never met in person
No instances!
I met my man online and he's from overseas. It can happen.
unless you are felix and marzia lol
@@HeatherBoo916bet you haven’t met him in person yet… or ever 🤡
@@HeatherBoo916 How many years before you met?
Agent "Frank William" there it is, that double first name again lol
And the first name is Christian Steven....lol
I can tell she’s not wrapped tight AT ALLLLL …they chose the right one!
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Smiling wistfully as she realized she threw away her financial future shows how deeply unconscious she is. Keeping that she sent countless thousands from her family, who will probably have to provide for her future was crafty and not smart.
Perhaps the investigator can help her find her BRAIN 🧠
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 She would probably want to see a search warrant to believe it was found! 😂
Lol 😅
That investigator would find Jimmy Hoffa first.
3 YEARS! What is WRONG with these people?? 😖😖🤦♂️
Please no mean and thank you kindly.
So my grandma is being scammed. Our grandpa left her some money when he died. Same story, kept sending it to this 'military guy.' Then she tried taking loans online who also asked her for 'processing fee' then fake FBI contacted to help her get her money back. They also asked for fee. We kept telling her it's a scam, she gets mad at us. We don't know what to do anymore.
Maybe show her a few of these videos? Also, speak with a senior advocate lawyer. I feel for you and of course, she gets mad. You can prove he's a scammer, but she can't prove he's legit. Best of luck.
The same thing happened to a friend of mine. Many of us tried to talk sense into her, but she refused to believe it. You may have to go to court and get her deemed unable to handle her affairs. Maybe call her bank for advice. My friend didn't stop with him until the police came to arrest her for cashing money orders, laundering money.. They ended up not pressing charges but it was all a nightmare.
@@WestieRescueMom Well I can't believe it's been 2 months since I wrote this. We've done everything, showed her videos, pictures of the guy etc. she's in US and most of her family members are in the PH. Some members had given up on her already. She's so stubborn, now in debt and continue to take out loans and now very secretive.
@@kathleenmartin7498 Wow we could have done this. I remember one bank that didn't let her withdraw substantial amount of money then she went around ATMs cashing few hundreds on each machine. Now we think she doesn't have any money left (except state pension) and some banks have actually closed her account.
@@moncollet2282im a bit late but I hope this situation with your grandma is sorted and it must be tough 😢💔
The oil rig and the child, they never deviate
The oceans must be wall to wall in oil rigs lol.
I disagree . The child doesn't but some are army doctors in the Middle East.
@@glorysmummy Yes, we even got one with the WHO but couldn't pay for her emergency surgery. That was different. 🤣
Nah, they do deviate, there are many variations of the romance scam. I have a family friend that's fallen for 4 different online romance scams as well as been taken advantage of by real life scamming women. There is no way to educate him, he enjoys the fake attention more than he values his money. I have a female relative that fell for the we've arrested your grandson you can pay to get him released and his arrest wiped clean scam twice, she was scammed out of over 60 thousand. That scam is getting even more apt to work with the scammers using AI duped voices of the people's loved ones. Had a friend fall for the your debit card has been charged for a TV in Texas we think it's a fraudulent charge then he, the big dummy, gives them all his personal info thinking they're his bank keeping him safe. Sigh. It's difficult trying to keep older and non net and scam savvy people safe. Some people are just too dumb to even try to protect.
Don't forget the major in the military who needs food. And a flight home.
The more of these cases I watch, the more I believe these people are a complete mental disaster. How on Earth can you give thousands of dollars to someone you have never met in person or let ALONE A ZOOM OR VIDEO CALL!!!!! I'm just in awe watching more and more of these cases.
That's always my thought too! Like if they'll fall for these obvious scams, how did they even make it this far in life?!
these people need to stop saying the scammer stole from me, u gave away the money willingly
When you loan money and it’s not repaid, it’s been stolen
OMG I don't understand the stupidity and desperation!!! Being alone with yourself is OKAY people!
If one lost 45k why would one spend 65k to find the person?
Sunk cost fallacy.
“I gave this much it can’t be for nothing I have to keep going”. Same reason people keep gambling after getting 0 wins, or keep trying to start that business selling shit nobody wants to buy
Teresa needs to see a psychologist to find out why she thinks so little of herself. If you have to pay a guy to get him to stand around, you have a problem withhow little you think of yourself. How sad.
I think the clue is in the fact she was in an abusive marriage for so long
I think she thinks highly enough of herself to never ask the opinions of her friends and family.
She needs a cognition test
@@nauscakes1868also true
I'll never understand how people get sucked into these scams but I feel bad for her. He says he's not a scammer but he scams her twice. Oil rig should have been a big red-flag. Oil rigs seem to be scammers profession of choice. How did she not detect that Nigerian accent? Sigh!
Medics in the army in the Middle East too.
I honest think people that are at this level of naivety and that are so oblivious to glaring red flags, they're going to be scammed or taken advantage of by someone, Nigerian scammers just got to her first. It's obvious that she was going to wind up being taken advantage of by someone in her life or online. Some people just ooze target vibes to the people who are financially predatory. These predators can spot their prey, the weakest in the crowd, like a predatory animal looking for a meal. My sister is not an online scammer but she is an in real life people user, she uses people, she befriends them then borrows money or takes advantage of them in some other way that benefits her. Borrow their car, get them to buy her free things she wants. She is not intelligent at all in the normal sense of the word but she's very good at finding victims and manipulating the people that fall fast for her BFF bullcrap. It's like she can sum up a good target from their scent after just a few minutes or something, it's creepy weird. I hate when she tries to manipulate me, so stupid when I know her so well.
That sounds nothing like a Nigerian accent. But there are people from all over the world in Lagos, the New York City of Africa with 25 million residents.
@@TropicalLatitude the person is trying not to sound Nigerian, but I bet he comes up from Lagos or at least West Africa somewhere.
@@glorysmummy True!
Everyone needs to learn how to do a reverse image search and 95% of all scams would end with that search!
Some of the people in these episodes (not many) actually did a reverse image search on their scammer, but kept sending money anyway.
Your “online lover” is NEVER REAL! Why is this even a question. Rule 34 and 35 of the internet.
And rule 36 is don't send money 🤣🤦🏾♀️
I don’t think that’s what Rule 34 is… if you don’t know what it is then please don’t look it up. I looked it up years ago because I heard the name and was curious about what it was, and let’s just say I’ve been horrified ever since.
And, you aren’t dating someone you never met!
Umm.. that's not what rule 34 of the internet is 💀
The ONLY numbered rule I know about on the internet is 34 - and yes, like the other comments said, you’ll be happier not knowing what it means. But if you’ve spent a fair amount of time online in odd corners of the internet you’ll probably not be surprised when you find out what the rule is.
Very hard to feel sorry for someone who’s so willing to send money to someone they’ve never met. They’re all so incredibly gullible it’s scary.
I've had quite a few men try that and scrounge off me... It's scary how many people out there will assume just because you're divorced, you're going to be vulnerable and needy! I binned them, but at the same time, you just completely lose faith in men at all! And this was face to face too!
That fbi poster pic looked more like a most wanted poster than an agent 😂
It's probably the same person
She sounds so unbothered and almost annoyed while she is reading the proof that he is not real. I don’t want to not feel bad but some of these people really do beg for it
She is brave to tell her story. I would just moved on and taken the L. Lesson learned Trust No One!
I don't know how I would be able to move on after that! Take all that money from kids! I bet she was saving on an extra ice cream cone for them.
Tbh I feel like she hasn't learnt from this. She seemed very dismissive of the whole thing when they were telling her he was fake. That scammer will be back for her
"He stole $64,000 from me!"
Uh, NOOO, you gave it to him!! 🙄 🤦♀️
Yes. The real trouble is when people decide they are victims they aren’t responsible for their part in this so it will just keep happening.
The catfish team puts so much effort into verifying stuff is fake, when it just seems like common sense that all these documents are as fake as a $3 bill! I suppose the victims really need definitive proof!
This one seemed even more naive than the norm on this channel.
The victims are in a fog and don't notice all the discrepancies, blinded as they are by the "romance" of it all.
Are you saying these $3 bills I traded my bit coin for may not be real!? Ahhhhh
Ladies hear me out, DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE YOU DON’T KNOW!!!!
Men too. People in general should never do this.
@@cliffordreynolds1835 EVER!!!!
It's not just women, or 'ladies' as you call them - it's not gender specific
@@lilithowl you are absolutely correct. I said ladies because this story was about a lady.
You MUST KNOW THE PERSON IN REAL LIFE !!!!
Glad I’m poor! And scammer savvy.
I’d never be happy to be poor. I have money because I don’t give it away . My children and husbands needs are always my first concern. I WILL die with money in my investment accounts for my kids
you’re glad you’re poor? what a ridiculous thing to say.
@@sonialoves444 they mean they're glad they're too poor to be scammed, not likely they are so poor they can't afford food or rent lol
@jakethedog4397 you're smart
Unfortunately some of these victims are "poor" as well and take out loans or run up credit cards.
Jesus that FBI card it is like something a child would make. It's astonishing anyone would fall for that 🤦🏻
How are these people believing FBI would social media them??
How can you sit there, learning the truth, smiling...
After 29 years of abuse, most women wouldn’t have another bloke given to them - not even if he was gift wrapped in diamonds !!!!!
Right! Especially when you need to focus on yourself and your kids. She could of said she wasn’t interested.
These victims are put on a suckers list, and their information is sold to other scammers. They are like a bunch of hungry vulturs. What's sad is that some of these victims take the bait or buy the story and fall for it again!
I get a lot of texts from random numbers that are clearly scammers and I don’t get why. I’ve never once fallen for it (at least not money-wise,) the only times I did was because I’m not very bright and I thought they were wrong numbers. (It was my first few times getting them) but even still I never talked long. And never gave any money. I may be a naïve idiot, but I at least have the common sense not to give money away. I don’t even like giving it to my family, why would I give it to someone I’ve never met in person? 😆🤣
Long message short: I’ve never given anyone money so I don’t get why I’m likely on a list.
@@imaghost2961they also buy lists of numbers and even better with ages - idk how old you are but the apparently increase for folks over 50!
@@imaghost2961 Is your phone number set to "Only me" on your FB settings?
This woman is dellousional naive and does not notice red flags. She was not in any kind of relationship.
I hate when these people blame it on online dating. Online dating is not the issue, your gullibility & how bizarrely. easy it is to get you to send your life savings to a stranger with the most obvious lie ever is the problem. It is perfectly reasonable to meet a partner online, if you have common sense & maybe I don’t know google or check things out before sending huge amounts of money to someone you’ve never even video chatted with lol.
True. On-line anything is the way of today.
and why would you send money to someone you never met even if they were who they say they are
These victims should have a family member take care of them. They evidently aren't able to function on their own in this world
11:10 - No wonder the face looked familiar. I used to see articles on my Facebook feed about Beltran and Trooz when I lived in Belgium.
3:05 wait, so she just started talking to him and already said “ill be here for you I promise”???? Wtff who does that?!
*people who think the FBI will DM you and ask for payment 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
He took 64k from me, no lady you gave it to him 💀
I’m sorry, but if she thinks the scammers are going to watch this channel and all of a sudden feel bad for scamming people, she really lives in an alternate universe. I’m sorry, but some people just need to stay off of the internet.
when she told him she will hire an investigators she gave him another chance to scam her again
i am sure he double scammed her
The way she yelled " He took 65k from me"
Ummm, noooo you gave it to him! 🙄
This woman needs to he locked up for her own safety. Who falls for a scam TWICE 😳🙄😠
I will never understand how people send these scammers money. I also cannot accept they do not immediately know the voice is not the pictured person.
His fake ID is Michigan. I don't have to be from Michigan to tell you that guy isn't from Michigan 😂
The FBI investigators ID pic 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 so official!😂😂
This is the first time a comment of mine is about the victim. She really looks like she has flat affect. If not flat, then blunted. Almost no facial or verbal reaction to anything that was said. Based on that and what she said at the beginning, it looks /sounds like she's suffering from depression. Unfortunately, too many people think that people with depression will eventually
" snap out of it.", but that's not reality. I don't believe she was ready for any kind of 'dating', much less online dating, when she first started.
She just got ripped off for 100,000...I guess her affect would be flat!!!
They didn't steal her money, she gave him her money. I bet her co workers are rethinking their suggestion.
They used false pretenses to extract money from her which is stealing.
@@-xxMelissaxx- too funny.
"I'm so thankful that Catfished is there to educate us". Umm...I'm so thankful for COMMON SENSE and my willingness to listen to and follow my instincts!!
3:22 "PROVE of Ownership"... never spelled that way. It's PROOF of Ownership.
Until the internet i never knew how many mentally enept people are out there walking around. Pls take care of each other better.
It’s funny to me how they proclaim their faith in situations like this. Like lady, where was Jesus when you were willingly handing that money out to scammers? The lord didn’t even give you a heads up, I don’t think he deserves any credit 😂
Exactly!!
Hi yes the same people saying just put your trust god , well it hasn’t worked up to now ,
You have to tithe the preachers personal bank account to get the Lord's hotline
Omg burst out laughing at that FBI ID, that photo ffs!!
Even the scammed person seems fake. She spent 64k to recover 45k. She seems to be a fan of the show that hasn't learned anything. She fell for the most cliché of scams (oil rig, bank account, detective "helping", etc.). Nothing in this episode makes sense.
WTF, not even the beaten wife story makes sense. She said she got beaten for her kids. I guess the lesson is if you are in an abusive relationship, stay in it until your kids move out and cannot longer witness it.
I think she said or meant she stayed for the kids. It's still kind of weird.
People should just stay off of dating on line sites they're full of scammers.
Obviously a West African accent.
Yup and he called her "my Queen" right outta the gate!!!
Clearly an Ypsilanti, Michigan accent. Do your research!
sounds English to me
All that money could of gone to her kids or put it for her grandkids smh
I’ve been approached by several men like this on Facebook not on their date site just on line. All of them widower, all have a son or daughter, all of them engineers or doctors. All of them saying I’m beautiful and smart, and I say good bye, when they ask first help, $$$ or computer or something involving $$.
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I'd tell them to hit the road too even if it was face to face.
The initial scam was bad enough but the FBI agent too?! Come on 🤦🏻♀️ How?!
Where do they get so much money???? and how can they give away so much money to someone they never met?? That is beyond me trying to understand them. It’s beyond stupidity!!
First she gets scammed by a romance scammer and then goes on to get scammed even worse by an "investigator". Like the saying goes "a fool and their money will soon be departed."
Well said!
She’s not rich but can send 10,000 at once?
You can’t be dating someone you’ve never met.